If you've lost a family member prematurely to heart disease, greater reassurance about your risk of suffering the same fate ...

The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score test measures the calcium buildup in heart arteries through a CT scan, indicating ...

HARTFORD, CT– In an effort to raise awareness about coronary calcium scans, lawmakers held a news conference Wednesday, in honor of American Heart Month, to ask doctors and patients to advocate for ...

We’re wrapping up heart month with a test that can save lives. It zeroes in on calcium in the arteries around your heart.

A mum needing an essential heart scan was told she’d have to wait ten months - at the earliest - for an appointment. Māhina Ngāpō is battling stage three breast cancer and needs an ...

I was 73, living a busy life as an artist in Cornwall, and felt pretty healthy all things considered. I walked my dog every ...

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for so many years of friendship and support.” Popular CT farm makes ‘history’ with a national contest win. Here’s why. Popular CT farm makes 'history ...

Computed tomography -- also known as computed axial tomography, a CT scan, or a CAT scan -- is a tool doctors use to diagnose many types of health problems. Special X-ray equipment creates images ...

Now, odontologists at the University of Gothenburg have taken this research further, looking at not only teeth but also entire skulls, by using modern computed tomography, also known as CT scans.

Preparation guidelines for a CT scan depend on the type of scan you’re having. If you’re having a bowel scan or a scan with contrast dye, you may need to adjust your diet. Preparation for a CT ...

restricting blood flow to the heart. That buildup can be detected through a coronary calcium scan — essentially a CT scan of your heart. It's a noninvasive imaging test that takes only a few ...

The study group performed a similar analysis using CT scans to examine atherosclerosis in gynecological cancer patients entering treatment. The study found that atherosclerosis was present in nearly ...